Recent content by Nick Poggetti

czech amber lager!

Czech Amber Lager, thank you!

Ss Brewtech Brewbuckets are stackable and are 26"ish inches tall. I have a similar type of fridge and when both are stacked and full, it does put a lot of weight on the four legs of the bottom one so I've thrown in a piece of plywood to distribute the weight more evenly across the floor of the...

Hey thanks for reaching out. Actually ended up getting one already. Appreciate it!

Looking to find a 2nd hand Infusion Mash tun 20 gallon size. If anyone's looking to offload let me know. Willing to look at shipping costs as well, located in San Francisco. Thanks!

So just an update. Took lots or all of the above in to consideration and did another all day brew yesterday. Decided to do 3 seperate mashes in coolers and just use the 20 gal kettle as a boil kettle. Long boil to reach my desired gravity, added supplemental DME to also reach that gravity in a...

Anvil has black friday sales 30% off their AIOs. But they did just raise their prices recently too so take that into consideration.

Yep - hear you loud and clear. I know it's the first thing you mentioned when I emailed you a while ago. I did think I got past it, but we'll see for sure.

Thanks all. I've decided I'll give it another go like this: 1- Batch size cut down by 40% 2- Two concurrent mashes in old cooler mash tuns. 3- Boil in the kettle as normal. At least this way, I'll learn if I am in fact having the scorching issues come during the mash or during the boil...

No stupid questions, I appreciate the input and making sure nothing is missed. Yes - I fully break it down to remove the hard black crusty shell when it happens. My latest batch was better than previous as I've been taking steps to try and prevent it which certainly is helping. Thank you for...

For sure. Would be a good idea to drain the vessel after the mash and check. No - I have the heating element underneath the BIAB false bottom that Bobby sells: https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/biabbottom17.htm And the grain is in a bag.

Thanks. I've had tons as well. Though, my big OG beers are propped up a little more with DME than a typical gravity correction type of thing.

Thank you for the response. While reading through these numbers I don‘t fully understand the math but I understand the Basic concept. The idea of changing out to an auber EZBoil… while not ideal… just based on cost, offers an idea down the road if I can’t fix it otherwise.

Yes. Looking back, they have all had DME additions. We cut the heat and stirred as much as possible to keep clumps from forming. Would transferring to a separate vessel to mix in, then adding back in be worth looking into?

Fair enough, thanks for the input. I'm only echoing what I've read or been told regards recirculating during boiling. I'm really not that smart when it comes to the science of water flow and physics :)